Isaiah 46:3

Translations

Modern

“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.

Traditional

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

Literal

“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, those having been upheld from birth, having been carried from the womb:

Latin

Audite me, domus Jacob, et omne residuum domus Israël; qui portamini a meo utero, qui gestamini a mea vulva.

Original

Hebrew

English

“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.

Notes

Isaiah 46:3

the remnant of the house of Israel: This refers to the survivors after Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC.
The Lord, the Creator of humanity, cares for and carries his people, unlike the Babylonian idols that need carrying.
sustained from the womb, carried along since birth: The Lord chose Israel even before it became a nation (see also Isaiah 49:5).

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah The Remnant

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 1:31
…and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”
Isaiah 51:7
Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Psalm 71:6
I have leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s womb. My praise is always for You.
Isaiah 51:1
“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
Isaiah 1:9
Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.
Isaiah 10:22
Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
Deuteronomy 32:11–12
As an eagle stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, He spread His wings to catch them and carried them on His pinions.
Isaiah 48:1
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness—
Isaiah 44:1–2
But now listen, O Jacob My servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 49:1–2
Listen to Me, O islands; pay attention, O distant peoples: The LORD called Me from the womb; from the body of My mother He named Me.
Psalm 22:9–10
Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
Exodus 19:4
‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

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Church Isaiah, Book of Monotheism New Creation, New Creature Ransom

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